Empathetic dogs lend a helping paw

(Springer) Many dogs show empathy if their owner is in distress and will also try to help rescue them. This is according to Emily M. Sanford, formerly of Macalester College and now at Johns Hopkins University in the US. She is the lead author of a study in Springer's journal Learning& Behavior that tested whether there is truth in the notion that dogs have a prosocial and empathetic nature.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news